[XIV.] The 'son of Tydeus' is Diomedes, one of the foremost Greek warriors in the war with Troy. Aeneas narrowly escaped being slain by him.
For Sarpedon see [Book IX. stanza lxxxix.] and for Simois note on [Book VI. stanza xiv.]
[XXVI.] Acestes was king of Eryx in Sicily, which was called 'Trinacria' from its three promontories. See [Book V. stanzas iv.] and following.
[XXVII.] See note on [Book III. stanzas lv.] and following.
[XXXII.] The legend was that Antenor escaped from Troy and established a colony of Trojans at the northern end of the Adriatic. The Timavus was a small river near where Trieste now is.
[XXXIII.] Patavium. The modern Padua.